Lady&#39;s hat-fastening.



J. MORRIS & S. A. B. MARKS.

LADY'S HAT FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED 001'. 17, 1908.

933,659. Patented Sept. 1909.

ANDREW. a. amumn co. PHOTO-LIYNOGRAPHERS. WASNINGYON. D. O

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB MORRIS, OF MOORE PARK, NEAR SYDNEY, AND SOLOMON ADOLPHUS BRISBANE MARKS, OF POTTS POINT, NEAR SYDNEY,

NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

LADY S HAT-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JACOB MORRIS, canister manufacturer, andSoLoMoN ADoLrHUs BRISBANE MARKS, indent and commission agent, subjects of the King of Great Britain, and residents, respectively, of No. 432 Park road, Moore Park, near Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, and No. f Challisavenue, Potts Point, near Sydney, aforesaid, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Hat-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

Owing to the liability of ordinary hat- 5 pins working loose and falling out, considerable difiiculty is experienced, as is wellknown, by ladies in retaining their hats securely on their hair, in addition to which it is necessary that the hat-pins at presentin general use must be handled with care to avoid accidents to the wearers and others.

Now this invention has been designed in order to provide a simple and reliable fastening for securing ladies hats in a wearing po sition to their hair, and which fastening will permit of the position or set of the hat being easily and quickly altered at any time without causing the wearer any inconvenience. Moreover, the construction of the fastening is such that, when once it has been secured to a hat, it cannot become detached, while the liability to accidental injury by hat fastenings is entirely obviated.

In order that the invention may be readily understood, it will now be described with reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings forming part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved fastening, partly open preparatory to securing the hat (indicated by broken lines) to the wearers hair. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a ladys hat partly cut away and illustrating the fastening in its normal position. Fig. 3 is a similar View of a ladys hat also partly cut away and illustrating a modification in the improvements. Figs. 4

to 12 are constructional detail views to be hereinafter described.

The fastening consists essentiallyv of two combs a constructed of any preferred material and shape. Each of these combs is secured by an elastic connection as a tension spring I) (or elastic cord) and staple c to the center of the top member of a substantially U-shaped frame d. This frame is made of thin steel but if preferred, it may be made of any other flexible material that will readily bend into the shape of the hat crown in the manner shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

Each comb a is provided with a double rod 6 which is secured at one end to and projects at right angles from the center of the back thereof. These double rods 6 pass through suitable holes f formed in the side members of the frame cl and then through opposite sides of the crown of the hat. The outer end of each of the said double rods is fitted with a suitable form of plain or ornamental gripping button as g which may be soldered, screwed or otherwise affixed thereto-see Figs. 5, 8, 9, and 10. The purpose of forming the rods 6 double is to better insure the fastening combs a retaining their correct horizontal position under all ordinary conditions.

The side members of the frame (Z are provided at suitable points with holes 12., which .enable the frame to be sewn or otherwise conveniently secured to the sides of the hat crown, while the ends of the side members are ordinarily formed with serrations or teeth 7 or be V-pointed, and then bent outwardly to engage with the inner sides of the hat crown. The purpose of the frame 0? is to take up the strain necessary to operate the fastening, and to effectually prevent the hat from being pulled out of shape, in addition to which it serves to protect the hat lining.

The rods 6 may be readily attached to the combs a by arranging their ends to pass through holes suitably formed therein, and then bending them at right angles and backward as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawin the modification illustrated in Fig. 8, the frame cl is dispensed with, and the staple c is shown secured approximately to the center of the top of the crown of the hat. The springs 12 are connected to the combs a in the same manner as indicated in Fig. 2. The fastening combs in this instance may The button 9 illustrated in 'Figs; 8 and 9 may be formed spherical as shown (or given any other preferred shape) and is made in two parts, In and Z. The lower part Z is provided with an upwardly projecting stud m,

which screws into or :otherwise ..engages.

with a hole a formed in the upper part is.

.Theouter endoftherod j isformed with a loop 0, which vis passedaround'the studm onthe lower part 6. ,Agroove pis formed in one or both of the contiguous faces of I the two parts of the gripping button for {the purpose of receiving the looped end of hats ofvarying sizes .and forms.

. the rod j-When afl'ixed thereto.

Z Big. 11. illustrates a modification in the construction of the frame d designed .in-

:order to permit its-betten adjustability to In this wcase, the frameismade in .two parts of similar construction having their inner ends -enlarged and provided with. a slot qslightly I larger in size than the-width of the frame all. A series of. holes 1" is formed inv the inner ;end ofthe two parts of the frame, and their outer ends are furnished with holes f and. h

similar to and for the same purpose as those r.hereinbefore.described. .The two parts of .the. frame. 61- are connected together by ,passing the outer end of the one through the slot 9 .formedinthe inner end of the other, when the outer ends are pulled outwardly until the frame is of the length re ,quired. To secure .thetwo; parts of the .frameaimmovably together,the shank of a rivet c is inserted through corresponding holes 1" inthe center ofthe frame midway between the enlarged ends of parts. 7 7

ring on'the head towhich .is securedthe V ends of the springs b.

bothof its This said rivet 0. is formed with a A furthermodification in the constructional details .of the frame dis illustrated in Fig. 1 2, in which view the top member is shown as made of flexible wires having each end. affixed-by any approvedmeans to the side members t in which are formed holes f and h for the same. purpose as above described with referenceto thesame letters in Figs. 4 and 11.

The center ofthetop member 8 is formed with a. loop or ring c forialfixing thereto the endsof thesprings' b. The wire s forming the top member of the frame cZ-is bent to conform to the shape of the hat to A which the fastenings are to beapplied, but normally it is straight in order that it may be bent. into .any desired. shape.

. To attach the improvements .as illustrated in Eigs. land 2to ahat, the tension springs b are first afiixed by means ofthe staple 0-.

to the center of the top member of the frame d, which is then sewn within the crown of the hatv as shown. The rods 6 are passed through theirrespectiveholes f the crown. The combs a and the outer ends of the springs Z) are-then connected to the inner ends of the said rods 6 in anyconvenient manner.

"l/Vhenthe frame d is not employedsee Figs. 2 andB-the ends of the rods 6 are simply passed through the sides of the crown, eyelets .beingordinarily. secured to the hat-for the purpose, and then connected tortheir respective fasteningcombs;v and springs.

:the rods 0 and combs a are pulled outwardly into the positions-shown in Figs. 1 and?) by means .ofthe, gripping buttons g. The hat isthen adjusted in the right position-onthe firmly inengagement with the hair. To remove the hat, the wearer merely draws the gripping buttons g' outwardly until. the combs a towhichthey are"connected,v have been freed fromithe hair lwhenthe hatcan be liftedolf without .deranging the hair.

s It will be readilynnderstood thatv a nice adjustment of the-hatmay be obtained by theimproved fastenings as, when the hat is once placed in the correct position, thereleasing of the buttons gwill cause it to be instantly-seemed in such position. J

" What we do claim is v l. .A hat fasteningcom'prising a substantially U.-shaped frame, rods slidably; mount- .combs securedetothe. inner ends of the rods, and elastic elements secured to the combs and tothe top member ofsaidframe. 2. .A. hatfastening comprising a U-shaped frame,- membersv of said-frame, combs secured to the .inner ends .of said rods, and elastic-elements berof said frame. 3. A .hat fastening comprising. a-frame consisting of adjustablyconnected sections, rods: slidably mounted upon =thelframe,

ments secured .frame. v

- 4C. Ahat fasteningcomprising asectional frame, means adapted to .secure' the sections ed-uponsaidframe, combs secured. to said rods, and fiexlbleelementssecured .tosaid combs and tosald frame.

5. A hat fastening comprising: a Urshaped .constructed. of wire, rods: slidably mounted upon theside members of..said-:frame,-:combs inthe said frame and through'the sides of' To secure the hat to the hair of. the wearer,

head,--.when: the. springs (ware; allowed to, draw the combs a inwardly until theyare' rods slidably mounted upon. the side .combssecured to said rods, and elastic elet0"S2L1Cl combs and: to said of said. frame together, rods slidably-mount' ed-upon the side members ofsaid frame,

secured to said combs and to the top memframe, the top member .ofxrsaid framebeing' secured to the inner ends of said rods, and

elastic elements secured to said top member and to said combs.

6. A hat fastening including a rod, a

' comb secured to one end of the rod, and a gripping button secured to the other end of the rod, said gripping button consisting of separable sections secured together and to said rod by a stud.

In witness whereof we have signed this 10 specification 1n the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB MORRIS. SOLOMON ADOLPHUS BRISBANE MARKS.

lVitnesses:

G. A. BAUMBERG, A. J. CALLINAN. 

